פוסטים בנושא 'summer'

It’s hot, hot, hot .... :-) Together with the rays of heat, we also get tons of vitamin D and other positive things in the summer. But there are also those who do not enjoy it. It is the common abundance / shortage dichotomy.

To illustrate, despite the importance of the sun’s rays, have you ever tried to stand outside for a whole day in this weather?

The tomatoes and gourds are doing very well now and you can see it in quantity and variety.

When the days get shorter towards the end of summer (the squill tells us that this is happening), the squill sends up a flower stalk, erect and proud, a meter or two tall and so begins its seed production phase.

This flower stalk is the only part of the squill plant that is outside of the ground.

This week a small overview of who is growing in the garden.This heat is hard on the leafy vegetables. Most of them like some cold, humidity and shade and the Israeli summer - high temperatures, eight hours of direct strong sun light and extreme dryness - makes for a difficult growing process. Some plants get infected by many insects because their distress makes it hard for them to ward off the attack. Some hurry to produce seed and fulfill their destiny (producing the next generation) - they detect that the conditions are not suitable for their needs so instead of broad and beautiful leaves they develop a blossom and go to seed.

Hi friends,I'm sure that all of those who read what I write have already made the choice to receive and consume the most organic and freshest produce that can be obtained :) (unless, of course, you grow it yourself). But it is so hot that even the freshest and strongest vegetables can actually "faint" by the time it reaches you. Even I already dehydrated this summer... :)The reason it is so important for us to receive your orders a day before the delivery, is so we can pick (and send picking lists to other growers) at the optimal time to ensure that you actually get the produce at its freshest.

Dear vegetable lovers,It is still cool in the mornings, but later in the day it gets hot hot hot and the garden is now busy with the many summery crops' activities - families of different plants and their different treatment by us. A photographic tour!

The garden in Nataf, which is relatively high elevation and also has trees and wild plants in it, is somewhat shadier and cooler than the fields of our fellow organic farmers with whom we work.

One of the Ancient Israelites' favorite vegetables, mentioned in their longing while wandering in the desert is ".. the zucchini and the watermelons ..." that they ate in Egypt (Numbers XI, E). The names then and now are unclear and often mixed together. The Zucchini our ancestors longed for are actually cucumbers, which today is an essential ingredient in our Israeli salad.From the Mishnah we understand that Zucchini's were eaten raw and fresh, such as we eat cucumbers.